Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1923, Page 12

- NEW TRAFFIGLAWS | > iy FOR ALEXANDRIANS City Council Adopts Or- " dinance and Passes Other Important Measures. | 5% Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. A XANDRIA, Va., April 20.—The new trafiic ordinance was adonted by the city council at its meeting held yesterday afternocn. Under the new ordinance parking is extended from one-half to one hour on King street Vetween Fairfax and Patrick streets from 7 am. until 7 p.m. and after 7 pm. there s no limit to the time for parking. All vehicles left stand- ing on this thoroughfare must be parallel to the curb and must be within four inches of the curb. Farking on all other streets shall be parallel to and within six inches of the curb. Where practicable, all streets where fort ive degrees park- ing is provided for the parking lines will be indicated on the pavement in white paint Other Regulation No vehicle shall be left within any street intersection, nearer than fifteen feet of the lot line on the intersccting street. nor nearer than fifty feet of the lot line on those corners at which street ears stop, nor nearer than fifteen feet any fire hydrant. When vehicles sto] at” the curb the emergency brak shall be applied. Parking in any public alley in the city limits is pro- hibited. In addition to disy ing the state license tag, the city license card for the current year shall be carried in the motor vehicle or on the person of the operator. Lights shall be kept burning from sunrise until sunset on all motor vehicles, whether standing or moving. Lights on all vehicles shall be dimmed in the business dis- trict. Upon passing or meeting vehi- cles outside the business district lights shall be dimmed. The use of searchlights or spot- light is prohibited. Bicvcles shall display a white light, visible at le: 100 feet away. All horse-drawn vehicles are to have a light con- spicuously displayed on the left-hand side, 5o j& cun be seen from the front and rear. “Must Keep Close to Curh. ow-moving vehicles shall keep e to the curb. Vehicles turning » another street to th left shall pass to the right and be yond the center of the street befor turning, provided, however, that where center kers are used it is perm ble to straddle the marker. Vehicles ¢ ing from one side of the eel another shall do = by turning to the left so as to head in the same direction as the traftic that side of the street toward which the cros ing is made, so it shall stop on the right side to the curb of said street. No vehicle shall turn in any street, except at a street intersection or at the end of a block. Must Keep Close to Curb. The fire department, when respond- ing to an alarm, shall have the right of way over all vehicles and shall not be hindered, del any manner whatsoever. hicles must keep close to the curl &nd remain there until the fire appa- ratus has paseed. o vehicle shall cross between the ious fire appa- ratus or proceed to travel within 500 foet of fire apparatus while respond- ing to an alarm, No vehicle shall upproach within 300 feet of the fire department when working on a fir or when taking up the equipment used in extinguishing the fire. The Chief of the department may extend these limits at his own discretion while fighting a fire. | Tt shall be unlawful for any son to pass through or drive mal or vehicle through a processio except with the permission of a pol officer. This would prohibit passing through a funeral procession. Speed Limit Eighteen Miles. A speed limit of eighteen mil per hour is fixed and speed not to exceed six miles an hour in passing any pub- parochial or private school No driver shall pass a street car while taking on or discharging passengers. In passing a street car not taking on v discharging passengers, the speed shall not exceed six miles an hour. No driver shall cross a main thor- oughfare or street upon which there is a car track or make a turn on any street intersection at a rate ex- ceeding one-half of the legal speed Jimit. Maximum speed for trucks equipped with solld tires, including all trucks and passenger busses, shall be fifteen miles an hour. No person under six- teen vears of age shall operate, ride or drive any automobile, motor cycle or nilar . motor vehicle on the street Roller Skating Prohibited. Roller skating on any of the streets is prohibited and it also is prohibited on the sidewalks of the business districts of the city. Al persons employed to operate motor vehicles in the city shall register their licenses in the office of the director of public safety, who shall hiave control of all traffic regulations. The business district of the city is bounded on the morth by Process street, and on the east by the Poto- mac fiver and on the south by Duke street and on the west by Harvard street. Violations of the provisions | »f the ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment _in the clty jail not exceeding twelve months, or both fine and_imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. The ordinance takes effect at once. Another House Robbed. The third robbery within the past twenty~four hours occurred either late last night or early this morning, when burglars entered the home of Charles Mumtord, Braddock, just north of the city limits. The burglars entered the room where Mr. Mumford slept and they got § i h and a irgin- and_a tanding nor ja Railway Compan 5 gold watch and chain valued at $80, together with his coat, a Masonic pin and gold studs and a gold tie clasp and a pass on the Washington-Vir- ginla railway by which company Mr. Mumford is employed. Entrance to the house was effected through a rear window and the bur- glars left the place by the back door, Jeaving it open. The robbery was not discovered until 5 o'clock this morn- ing b Mr. Mumford, when he got up 10 get ready to go to avork. The pres- MAN SHOT IN NECK GETS $200 DAMAGES Defendant Declared He Was Aim- . ing at Chicken and Bullet Went Wide. Special Dispateh to The Star. MBERLAND, Md.. April 20, Lloyd Burgee obtained $200 damages through a jury in the circuit court here in a suit against Benjamin A. Poole, who operates arage from which a big still was taken several weeks ago and for the alleged oper- ation which is to answer federal court. The testimony of Poole show that ¥ le attemipted to shoot a chicken with rifle, but the bullet deflected and hit Burgee in the neck while he was taking breakfast in his bachelor quarters in @ nearby house. Burgee still carries the bullet in his neck. PARENTS QUERIED ON DIPHTHERIA TEST Health Officer Determining Sen- timent in Falls Church on Anti-Toxin Treatment. 1 Dispateh to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, April 20.— Dr. William P. Caton, county health officer, gave out printed slips to the shool children today, which were to be taken to their parents, containing the following query: “Would you be interested in having a test made to find out whether your child can take diphtheria or not? This test is made with a hypodermic needle, and does not make the child slck. It will cost only 10 cents. Parents who wish the test made are asked to write “ves” and sign their names to the slips and return them to the teachers as soon as possible. Parents Show Interest. Parents have shown a good deal of interest in this matter which was first explained by Dr. Caton at th last meeting of the citizens' associa- tion, and referred to the school com- mittee of which Mrs. R. J. Formad is chairman. Mrs. Formad also brought the matter before the Wom- an’s Club, of which she has just been re ted persident, and_béfore the mothers' meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association Many ple were with the process, test, but not familiar known as the after hearing it anxious to help I immune from ia by toxin-anti-toxin treat- ment for those shown by the test to be susceptible, Measuring and Welghing Children. Mrs. Barron Fredricks, chairman of the commit ppointed to me; ure and weizh the school children, has asked the members to meet with her in the eizhth grade room after school closes Tuesday afternoon, to become familiar with the use of the charts and scales. A new meas- uring rod has been ordered and will on hand and charts have been ned from the health department in Washinzton. The members of the committee are , Mrs. George . Rullman, Mr: Ransom, Mrs. P Valentin I. Whee C.' V. Shr Barron Fredricks and Mrs. S. 8. Cline. Parent-Teacher MWeeting. There will be a special meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association at the parish hall n night, at which Dr. surgeon pf the United States public bealth seérvice, will be present and talk on the health of children and the value of proper foods in correct- ing physical deficiencie: MANY NEEDY ARE AIDED THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE Montgomery County League Pre- sents Quarterly Report Showing ‘Wide Activities for Good. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., April 20—That the Montgomery County Social Serv- | ice League is an agency of much good in various ways is revealed in the quarterly report of the organiza- tion’s activities, which has just been made public by Miss Elizabeth Spa- mer, county social director. The report shows that during- the quarter just ended the league gave rellef of different kinds to fifty-two adults and 129 children. Five persons were given work, four invalids re- ceived hospital care, several children were placed in comfortable homes, elght persons received medical exam- ination and twelve mental examina- tion, eight children were entered in school and two placed in boarding school, four elderly invallds and two widows with a total of fifteen chil- dren were provided with food and clothing, a deserting husband was forced to provide for his wife and six children, two insane women were given hospital care, a mother and her child were placed in domestic serv three young girls were supplied w work and wages and two families, all down with the influenza, were given food and other attention. In addition to the work mentioned, the league was busily engaged dnr- ing the quarter in community and juvenile court work and in caring for persons affected with tuberculosis and in giving instruction in prevent- ing_the disease. The league was organized in 1908 and incorporated in 1913 and is non- political and non-sectarian in charac- ter. It is supported by contributions from the women's clubs, church or- ganizations and public-spirited c! zens of the county. Many limit their aid to simply paying the membership fee of one dollar a year. st FATHERS-SONS BANQUET ence of the intruders failed to arouse Mr. Mumford. A report of the robbery was made to the police, and they are of the opinion that the same party or par- ties who robbed the residence of Mr. Mumford also yesterday morning broke into the homes of Postmaster F. Clinton Knight, George Washing- ton Park, and_ Arthur M. Bowling, Cameron Run, Falrfax county. $21,000 Loan Approved. Other business disposed of by coun, il included the adoption of a resolu tion to borrow $21,000 to meet deficit in public school appropriation to meet operating_expenses of the schools till July 1. The sum of $2.400 was ap- propriated to pay for fire hose pur- chased in 1922, Resolution to purchase lot, at a cost of $5,500, north of Jefferson School was adopted. Council adopted resolution desig- nating week ending May 5 as Clean- Up and Paint-Up week. Resolution 10 destroy all canceled checks of city five vears old or more was adopted. Letter from Alexandria Milk Pro- ducers’ Assoclation, giving their rules and regulations, was read and re- celved. Attorney Albert V. Bryan has form- ed a law partnership with Common- wealth's Attorney Willlam P. Woolls and today moved into the latter’s of- fice on Fairfax street between King nd Cameron streets. The new firm Wil be known as Woolls & Bryan. 100 Guests Attend Celebration in Falls Church. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 20.— The annual “Fathers and Sons' ban- quet” which was held at Columbia Baptist Church last night and attend- ed by 100 guests, was an event of great interest and pleasure to the participants. The program opened with a prayer by the pastor, Rev. W. S. Knox. H. M. Keyser was toastma: ter, and the principal speaker was Rev. Henry Allen Tupper, D. D., L. L. D., of Washington. Other addresses were made by Su- perintendent of the Sunday School E. T. Fenwick and by W. S. Hage, Mr. John T. Bowen gave a piano solo and a quartet composed of Dr. Macon Ware, W. W. Fowler, Guy Ervin and to alleged disloyalty and Insubordina- W. X. Parrott gave soeveral selec- tions. The mothers and daughters served a menu of ham, escalloped potatoes, tomator salad, Tolls, coffee, deviled eggs, pickles, jelly, fce cream and cake. Dr. S. Reese Murray pronounced the benediction. The banquet was given at this time to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Supt. Renwick. —_— Mrs. Theresa Simpson thrashed her husband on the street in Chis be- cause he wouldn't give her $5. Then he gave her §10. THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, $100,000 BUILDING FOR MARYLAND UL Contract Let for Most Mod- ern Dairy-Husbandry Structure. | Special Dispateh to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 20. Looking forward to the time when this state will take its proper rank in the manufacture of dairy products, the University of Maryland has let the contract for one of the most im- portant structures in the university group, a dairy-husbandry building. The cost of the building and its equipment will go over the $100,000 mark. It will be erected for the specific purpose of studying and handling the problem of milk and its products and will prove unusual In its arrange- ment and construction features. Three Departments. Three departments are emboided in d structure. First, the care, management of dairy the production of milk; manufacture of butter, and the handling milk; third, ad- work with pure and the ice cream rketing of gistry J laboratory facilities will included where the work of in- vestigating can be carried on under the most scientific methods. The latest appliances in dairying features will aid in the different phases per- taining to milk products. Cream separators, butter churns, storage vats, lce cream manufac- turing machinery and a refrigeration plant will be installed with separate rooms for pasteurizing, cheese man- ufacture, cheese ripening and milk distribution. Opportunity Offered. At present, most of the milk pro- duced in Maryland is sold as whole milk, while almost all of the milk products are imported. There is a large feld throughout the state for the manufacture of butter, cheese, ice ream, condensed and evaporated nilk. This new branch of the univers- ctivities will prove the center nformation on these subject new building of three stories concrete construction is to be ed on the Washington-Baltimore vard opposite the experimental station. Work will start soon, ANAPOLIS BAND FAGES INURY Disloyalty to Leader Ap- pointed by President Causes | Investigation. be Special Dispateh to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 20.—The condition of affairs in the Naval Academy Band, with special reference ion of a few of its members toward Bandmaster Henry J. Peterman, of investigation, headed by Com- mander MacGillvray Milne, which is holding its sessions at the Naval Academy. Second Leader William R. Sima and some other members of the band have already become interested parties and are represented by counsel. Charges | will follow if the facts warrant them, in the opinion of Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, superintendent of the academy, who ordered the investiga- tion. erstood that there has been d_feeling among a minority of the musicians since the appointment of Bandmaster Peterman about a year ago. The aca officials had recom- mended Sima, and the appointment of Peterman, who had been bandmaster on the Mayflower, was the direct act of President Harding. It is admitted, however, that he is capable and he is popular with most of the band members. The grand jury today settled itselt for a thorough probe with the view of determining whether “vice” in the form of wholesale gambling and “bootlegging™ liquor is as rampant in Annapolis as pictured by Judge Robert Moss in his charge to that body, when the local circuit court convened here Monday. Judge Moss referred to alleged con- aitions as “intolerable” and said they were unequaled in any other part of the countr; Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, superintendent of the Naval Academy, bas declined to enter into a discus- sion of reported conditions, maintain ing that the situation is one entirely under local jurisdiction. Likewise, the grand jury appears to be putting it up to the naval authorities as far as alleged buying of “bootleg” liquor by midshipmen is concerned. ! Gov. Ritchie today appeared skeptical that Annapolis i3 as bad as it has been painted TWO PERSONS HELD ON LARCENY CHARGE Roanoke Couple Played “Badger Game,” Police Claim, Special Dispatch to The Star. ROANOKE, Va., April 18.—Charged with playing the “badger game,” Mrs. Nina Worley, & comely widow, and Arthur Umbarger, a young shopman, are out on ball of $5,000, each awalt- ing hearing on Joint charges of grand | larceny. Clarence R. Tinnell, wealthy groceryman, alleges that he went to Mrs. Worley's home and was relieved of $2,000 in cash, after having been chloroformed. Hearin™~ 24.at Salem. PIMPLES “Why so many young men and especial- ly otherwise beautiful women allow their faces to be disfigured with unsightly pim« ples is beyond me,” says Peterson. . Every druggist in America who cares to speak freely will tell you that one 35¢ box of Peterson's Ointment is guaranteed the case fs set for April - |to banish every pimple or other skin eruption, or money back—and it won't take many days to do it. ‘The mighty healing power of Peterson’s Ointment in skin diseases, Eczema, Acne and Salt Rheum, is almost beyond belief n;u:n the small price puts it withis reach o 3 PETERSON’S OINTMENT APRIL 20, 1923, —By KESSLER. FRIDAY, At the Bottom of the Ladder. STOP THAT THI® INSTANT. AL, IT® TME FOR JONVS POTTLE, - THE RINGLING BROTHERS STARTED IN THE SHOW BUSINESS WHEN THEIR AGE® RANGED FROM TWO TO TEN IN BARABOO. MISCONSIN - (o trop —hicn o city water, | $25,000 DAMAGE DONE which had been turned off Wednesday | o J{:fig‘ing by Appearances. BY WATER FROM SPIGOT “fr",:““"“ came on again at night. | “wilam Jones, returning to Han- e spigot had been left open by over for his junlor vear at college, an unidentitied employe. and it is|critically observed his fellow passen- Left Open When Water ’1.‘m-ned1‘m0ushL the water ran at full force |B¢T- When the opportunity arose he Off by City Is Put on 8 ¢ |asked him where he was bound. | from about 9 o'clock at night until 7 “To Hanover,” replied the man. Again o'clock next morning. { Jones thought rapldly. “Surely the poThe rear of ‘the four |man_ was 00 old to be a freshman. | basemen were covered But is clothes were to F SoecistDispatcity FUMAIE, two 1o three inches of water, which |and shabby for an undergradumte o0 CUMBERLAND, Md.. April ad come through the ceillings in a | 1lv Jones smiled. “What are Damage estimated at from $15.000 to | shower, saturating and spotting the " ho asked, & travellng: satce 25.000 was done to merchandise in | merchandise. Louis Kline, the pro-| Kline's Underselling store by water ! prietor, made the discovery upon from a spigot in the lavatory of the ' opening the store at 7 o'clock floors _and with from 20— no,” replied the other. glish professor.” “Iam 0 s PROPOSE WIDENING OF BRADLEY LANE of Cost—Chevy Chase Club to Donate Land. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., April bureau of public roads of the United States Agricultural Depart- ment, has suggested to the, county commissioners for this county that if the country will stand one-half the cost of widening Bradley lane, from thirty to fifty feet, and also increas- ing the width of the macadam por- tion of the road, the United States government will pay the other half. The proposition was submitted to the commissioners by County Com- missioner ~Benjamin C. Perry, in Wwhose district Bradley lane lies While the commissioners have not yet taken action, it is understood :lhey are sure to accept the proposi- on, Bradley lane extends from Connec- ticut to Wisconsin avenues extended, and is a little over a mile in length. It is a much-traveled thoroughfare, and frequently is much congested by the heavy trafic. 1In addition to widening and improving the road in the way mentloned, it is understood it is planned to construct a cement sidewalk on each side for its entire length. The cost will, it is estimated, be around $10,000. The land neces- sary for the widening of the road will, it is said, be donated by the Chevy Chase Club, whose property abuts the lane along the entire southern side. e — ORPHAN KILLED BY TRAIN Bun Down While Returning From Store With Purchases. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. LONG RUN, W. 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